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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO

March 15, 2012Pulaski County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Mar 15, 2012, 5:53 PM CDT for Pulaski County, Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 15, 2012, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC)
Expired: Mar 15, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Pulaski County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 15, 7:00 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 S Dixon, MO	A PORTION OF HIGHWAY 28 SOUTH OF DIXON IS FLOODED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 189 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1947 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 758 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

161 
WGUS53 KSGF 152253
FFWSGF
MOC169-160400-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0002.120315T2253Z-120316T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
553 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.

* AT 549 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL FELL  
  OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA IN THE SINCE 430 PM CDT THIS      
  AFTERNOON.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...

ROUTE O AT JONES CREEK JUST SOUTH OF DIXON...
ROUTE HH AT BELL CREEK EAST OF CROCKER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3801 9214 3801 9202 3798 9201 3775 9203
      3778 9219 3802 9222 3802 9214

$$

WISE

2 follow-up statements

072 
WGUS73 KSGF 160038
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
738 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

MOC169-160400-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120316T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PULASKI MO-
738 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY...

AT 726 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA. A PORTION OF HIGHWAY 28 SOUTH OF DIXON WAS FLOODED. THE HEAVY 
RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE WARNED AREA HOWEVER...RISES 
IN WATER LEVELS AND FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING 
HOURS...DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS 
EVENING. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE AND A HALF TO THREE 
AND A HALF INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNT ACROSS PORTIONS OF 
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.
CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...

ROUTE O AT JONES CREEK JUST SOUTH OF DIXON...
ROUTE HH AT BELL CREEK EAST OF CROCKER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3801 9214 3801 9202 3798 9201 3775 9203
      3778 9219 3802 9222 3802 9214

$$

WISE

075 
WGUS73 KSGF 160358
FFSSGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1058 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

MOC169-160408-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120316T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PULASKI MO-
1058 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING 
UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING.

LAT...LON 3801 9214 3801 9202 3798 9201 3775 9203
      3778 9219 3802 9222 3802 9214

$$

SCHAUMANN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 15, 1:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Douglas	33 min
Mar 15, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Maries	22 min
Mar 15, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent	46 min
Mar 15, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Phelps	36 min
Mar 15, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Miller	17 min
Mar 15, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Phelps	42 min
Mar 15, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	49 min
Mar 15, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries	39 min
Mar 15, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Phelps	47 min
Mar 15, 4:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Phelps	6 hr
Mar 15, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Pulaski	31 min
Mar 15, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Phelps	19 min
Mar 15, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Phelps, Pulaski	51 min
Mar 15, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Phelps	33 min
Mar 15, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Shannon	49 min
Mar 15, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps	45 min
Mar 15, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Shannon, Texas	39 min
Mar 15, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon	34 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.